Ecuador + Vietnam 75% Dark Chocolate

The Realization of a Taste Vision We have probably tried nearly 500 bars in our chocolate tasting life. In one year, we tried over 300 bars. That's over one a day. Why would anyone do that? We were searching for a Taste Vision. We wanted a chocolate that was deep, rich and interesting but that lasted with a fruity lasting tail much like a fine cabernet. We roasted beans from three continents and twenty different farms. As we got closer to the vision it became clear that not just one bean would work. We had to blend. The Discovery We had four final bean origins we were roasting and after months of testing, In the end, we loved the big rich cocoa flavors from our Dak Lak Vietnamese bean and our Ecuadorian favorite. While it would be tempting to drone on about how special tastings were conducted to select balances the fact is we did that but it was pure luck that we happened on this ratio. At the end of a carefully controlled test session there was some left over of each liquor and we sim